A month after arriving in the U.K I'm finally in London. I took a train from Portsmouth to London Waterloo station. From there I had to jump two more trains and finally end up on the London Underground to Old Street Station. Then what was supposed to be a five minute walk to my flat turned into a hour tour of the surrounding area. I was set on the direction, which was right, then once there the roads forked off in three directions, which I ended up talking the wrong one. The walk wouldn't have been so bad minus all my bags. A nice elderly English woman asked If I was alright and was worried I was carrying to much. After an hour I found it, checked in and went up the fifth floor to flat 18 and into room E.
The flat is nice, the building is only a year old so everything is fairly new. I will soon have six other flat mates living with me.The flat has a nice common space that's attached to the kitchen area. The common area has a flat screen with cable, but we do have to pay for a TV license. You have to have a license to watch any television anywhere in the UK. Its funny to see many American shows have an exact English version of it here like man vs wild, the office and deal or no deal to name a few.
I was the first one into our flat so I decided to go out and find some food and come back. Thankfully there is an area of small shops and take away restaurants right behind our building. The area of Hexton also has weekly street markets which I plan on checking out this weekend.
My new room for the next three months.
The common area and kitchen with a TV and couches. We also have two freezers and fridges and two stove/ovens. It should be a good semester.
This little helpful sign on most street crossings has saved me a few times already. I'm lost in this city that drives from the other direction. I'm getting the hang of it, but I swear there isn't a single straight road in this city.
Some street art in the area where I live.
My first full day in London consisted of me finding a shop to get some food to last me a few days while I settle into the area and searching for some household goods: pot,pan, pillows,etc. After a good three hours I walked into Argos (website). So you walk into this place and look at a catalog and then fill out a card with the products number you want, you pay and wait about five minutes and you pick it up. First thing I got was pillows, two for three pounds.
I also got a chance to stop by LCC (London college of Communication) I'm not a enrolled student yet so I was only allowed through a small section of the university. I tried to pick up my paperwork and student ID, but it was a no go, it would be ready in two weeks.
Till that time I plan on exploring the city and seeing the sights. The London design festival is coming up in a week, the festival takes part city wide allowing people to go into many studies and exhibition areas to see whats happening in the design community. The festival lasts two weeks, I hope to get a look into a few studios in the area. More to see and more to come.
The flat is nice, the building is only a year old so everything is fairly new. I will soon have six other flat mates living with me.The flat has a nice common space that's attached to the kitchen area. The common area has a flat screen with cable, but we do have to pay for a TV license. You have to have a license to watch any television anywhere in the UK. Its funny to see many American shows have an exact English version of it here like man vs wild, the office and deal or no deal to name a few.
I was the first one into our flat so I decided to go out and find some food and come back. Thankfully there is an area of small shops and take away restaurants right behind our building. The area of Hexton also has weekly street markets which I plan on checking out this weekend.
My new room for the next three months.
The common area and kitchen with a TV and couches. We also have two freezers and fridges and two stove/ovens. It should be a good semester.
This little helpful sign on most street crossings has saved me a few times already. I'm lost in this city that drives from the other direction. I'm getting the hang of it, but I swear there isn't a single straight road in this city.
Some street art in the area where I live.My first full day in London consisted of me finding a shop to get some food to last me a few days while I settle into the area and searching for some household goods: pot,pan, pillows,etc. After a good three hours I walked into Argos (website). So you walk into this place and look at a catalog and then fill out a card with the products number you want, you pay and wait about five minutes and you pick it up. First thing I got was pillows, two for three pounds.
I also got a chance to stop by LCC (London college of Communication) I'm not a enrolled student yet so I was only allowed through a small section of the university. I tried to pick up my paperwork and student ID, but it was a no go, it would be ready in two weeks.
Till that time I plan on exploring the city and seeing the sights. The London design festival is coming up in a week, the festival takes part city wide allowing people to go into many studies and exhibition areas to see whats happening in the design community. The festival lasts two weeks, I hope to get a look into a few studios in the area. More to see and more to come.
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